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    Paladin Capital Group

    Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesFounded 2001
    www.paladincapgroup.comLinkedIn
    CybersecurityAIDefense & SpaceInfrastructure & Cloud

    Paladin Capital Group is a leading global multi-stage investor focused on cyber, secure AI, and deep tech companies, utilizing a dual-use investment approach across commercial and government markets. Founded in 2001, the firm is headquartered in Washington, DC with offices in New York, Silicon Valley, London, and Luxembourg.

    31% of their portfolio is in Cybersecurity. Deal activity increased 50% year-over-year (6 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $22.7M (across 86 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    79

    Fund Size

    $372M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    6

    Team

    MM

    Mark Maloney

    Co-Founder and Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer

    MS

    Michael Steed

    Founder and Managing Partner

    CS

    Christopher Steed

    Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director

    EK

    E. Kenneth Pentimonti

    Managing Director

    MY

    Mourad Yesayan

    Managing Director

    NM

    Nazo Moosa

    Managing Director and European Manager

    PC

    Paul Conley, PhD

    Managing Director

    CW

    Charlie Wilson, PhD

    Director of AI and Data Analytics

    CE

    Claire Eleshewich

    Tax Director

    DL

    Devin Lynch

    Senior Director

    HR

    Haley Ring

    Director

    TC

    Tom Clute

    Principal

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    103 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    CCrossbowSeries B—Mar 2026
    Stanhope AI logoStanhope AISeries A$8MFeb 2026
    SStanhope AISeed$8MFeb 2026
    RADICL logoRADICLSeries A$31MFeb 2026
    Mimica.ai logoMimica.aiSeries B—Sep 2025
    MMimicaSeries B$26.2MSep 2025
    MIND logoMINDSeries A$30MJun 2025
    Embed Security logoEmbed SecurityUnknown$6MNov 2024
    Fixify logoFixifySeries A$25MOct 2024
    Constructive Bio logoConstructive BioSeries A$58MSep 2024
    Insane Cyber logoInsane CyberUnknown$4.2MMay 2024
    steadybit logosteadybitUnknown$6MMar 2024
    steadybit logosteadybitSeries A$6MJan 2024
    Embed Security logoEmbed SecurityUnknown$6MJan 2024
    Turngate logoTurngateSeed$5MOct 2023
    Unitary AI logoUnitary AISeries A—Oct 2023
    Steg AI logoSteg AISeed$5MAug 2023
    Secure Code Warrior logoSecure Code WarriorSeries C$50MJul 2023
    CalypsoAI logoCalypsoAISeries A$23MJun 2023
    Hack The Box logoHack The BoxSeries C$55MJan 2023
    Zerve logoZervePre-Seed$3.8MJan 2023
    Radicl Defense logoRadicl DefenseUnknown$9MJan 2023
    IriusRisk logoIriusRiskSeries B$29MOct 2022
    GGreyNoise IntelligenceSeries A$15MJun 2022
    Nisos logoNisosUnknown$15MMay 2022
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    Top Co-Investors

    Cisco Investments7 shared
    The Vertical Group6 shared
    Scale Venture Partners5 shared
    +ND Capital5 shared
    Trind Ventures5 shared
    Greycroft4 shared
    Frontline Ventures4 shared
    Lockheed Martin Ventures4 shared
    Foresite Capital4 shared
    Fidelity Investments4 shared
    RRE Ventures4 shared
    Techstars4 shared
    Energy Impact Partners4 shared
    Index Ventures3 shared
    Lightspeed Venture Partners3 shared
    CRV3 shared
    Inner Loop Capital3 shared
    Endeavor3 shared
    Marathon Venture Capital3 shared
    Brighteye Ventures3 shared

    Last updated: 9 September 2026